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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Oh my. I'm so sorry about your poor service! the worst service I ever received, not at Disney but ANYWHERE, has been at Yachtsman's Steakhouse. He was incredibly rude and disrespectful and it was just awful.
I also agree with you on the dress code situation. I was surprised too. It isn't just at restaurants though. Last June at my Grandmother's funeral I was amazed at what clothes people turned up in.
I really enjoy the pictures of Bay Lake Tower; I hadn't seen any yet.
I stayed at the CR in May of 1980, it was actually my first trip to WDW and I really enjoyed staying there. I think part of it was the old arcade they used to have that had the air gun shooting in it, but still, being 8 I loved the fact that the monorail went into the building.
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Cheryl - have you ever tried asking for a different server at a WDW restaurant? We rarely get such bad service at a restaurant but I have had to ask for a different server a couple of times when the service was just horrible and that really seemed to get the point across. I have not had to do it at WDW though. We have not had a server be so rude, just unattentive or someone who obviously could not multitask to save their life at a WDW restaurant. I was just wondering if you were to ask would they at a WDW restaurant.
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Loving your report so far Cheryl. I really like the idea of renting a boat at DTD. ALLEARS Jack Spence wrote a blog about it and it sounded nice than too. I'll need to place that on my list of things to try.
Sorry CG was bad service. The kicker is he probably looked at the tip and thought you were cheap and not that HE didn't deserve a nice tip.
I am so sorry for the lousy service you had at the CG, service really can make or break a restuarant, we had such an amazing server when we were there in Feburary, so much so that even if I had not enjoyed the food as much as I did I would have tried again becuase of the service, but I have also eaten at some restaurants where the food was great but the service made me never want to retrun...I hope this server does not much longer or her gets an attitude adjustment.
Glad that you enjoyed the food though, as least that had made up for it a bit...it looked delicious. The nighttime shots were beautiful...it really is a great view.
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You definitely had a server who didn't get the point of his job! Glad the food was as wonderful as always! Everything you all had looks so ! This is one we haven't tried yet as Luke is reluctant to dress up and travel here. So my plan is to book this one when we finally stay at BLT.
Cheryl - have you ever tried asking for a different server at a WDW restaurant? We rarely get such bad service at a restaurant but I have had to ask for a different server a couple of times when the service was just horrible and that really seemed to get the point across. I have not had to do it at WDW though. We have not had a server be so rude, just unattentive or someone who obviously could not multitask to save their life at a WDW restaurant. I was just wondering if you were to ask would they at a WDW restaurant.
We haven't. In this case, it started off OK, not great, but nothing too terrible, but it deteriorated as the meal went on. I guess it's something I'd never thought of before, as we really haven't experienced such bad service on a Disney vacation before, but it's something to keep in mind for the future.
You definitely had a server who didn't get the point of his job! Glad the food was as wonderful as always! Everything you all had looks so ! This is one we haven't tried yet as Luke is reluctant to dress up and travel here. So my plan is to book this one when we finally stay at BLT.
You should definitely try it. It's one of our favourites. If we ever get to meet up, maybe we should go together?
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! This is one we haven't tried yet as Luke is reluctant to dress up and travel here. So my plan is to book this one when we finally stay at BLT. 
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